VTB League
Krunoslav Simon signs with Lokomotiv
Krunoslav Simon (197 cm) is headed to Russia. The Croatian is signing a two-year deal to play for Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. Simon spent majority of his professional career at KK Zagreb from his home Croatia. He started off in KK Zagreb’s junior team way back in 2000 and stayed on with the main…
Read MoreDerrick Brown stays with Lokomotiv Kuban
Former NBA player, Derrick Brown (203 cm, Xavier’09) is expected to remain with Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. Brown will be signing a two-season deal with the team. Brown was drafted by Charlotte Bobcats in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2009 NBA draft. His stint with Lokomotiv in 2012-13 was his first outside…
Read MoreDeJuan Collins leaves Samara
DeJuan Collins (188 cm, Tuskegee’99) has not been picked up by Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, EuroChallenge) for next season. The American joined Samara in March of this year and finished the season by playing in 6 PBL games, 2 EuroChallenge games, and 7 VTB United Games. The guard managed to secure…
Read MoreLukoil Academik now in VTB League
Lukoil Academik Sofia from Bulgaria’s NBL won the 2013 Bulgarian league title. This coming 2013-14 season the VTB United League will be welcoming them as a new addition to its ranks. This will be the first time Lukoil Academik will be joining the international league, since VTB’s formation in 2008. They have been very dominant on their…
Read MoreVTB United: CSKA wins title over Kuban in 4
CSKA Moscow continued their dominance of the VTB United League with four-game victory in the 2012-13 finals over Lokomotiv-Kuban. On Friday, CSKA put the finishing touches on their fourth title in five seasons, when they traveled to Krasnodar, Russia and won Game 4, 54:59. Not only has CSKA won the title four times in the…
Read MoreJeremy Pargo heads to CSKA
Jeremy Pargo (188 cm, Gonzaga’09) has been tabbed by CSKA Moscow (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, and Euroleague) to play with the team during the 2013/2014 season. The point guard has been playing with the Philadelphia 76ers and earlier the Cleveland Cavaliers during this season but will depart the NBA this summer to play with…
Read MoreVTB United: CSKA takes G5, advances to Finals
They took their VTB United League semifinal series to Game 5 on Friday, and in the battle of the two Moscow clubs, CSKA Moscow came out on top of Khimki Moscow Region, 64:87, to earn the right to square off against Lokomotiv Kuban in the Finals. They packed the Moscow Region Sports Palace to standing-room…
Read MoreVTB United: Khimki & CSKA Moscow go up 2-0
The VTB United League playoff quarterfinals reached Game 2 in all four best-of-five series on Friday with Khimki pounding VEF Riga, 103:82, to improve to 2-0, and CSKA Moscow beating Krasnye Krylya, 87:78, giving CSKA a two game advantage. On Saturday Zalgiris
Read MoreDirk Bauermann to coach Vilnius
Seasoned coach Dirk Bauermann has been named in the head coach position at Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania, LKL, VTB League, and Euroleague). Bauermann is of course a hugely experienced head coach who has helmed several top clubs in his native Germany including GHP Bamberg and Bayern Munich in the German BBL. Throughout his career 55-year…
Read MoreLamayn Wilson signs with Samara
32-year old American Lamayn Wilson (204 cm, Troy State’02) has penned a deal with Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara (PBL, VYB United, and EuroChallenge). The hugely experienced forward has been in Puerto Rico since January with BSN team Capitanes de Arecibo but did not play any games. He started the season with BC Armia Tbilisi…
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